CARE Team Basics
This acronym stands for Behavioral Intervention Team, a common framework for CARE teams.
What is BIT?
NABITA stands for this full name.
What is the National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment?
Sudden academic decline, withdrawal from peers, or missed classes may be examples of this.
What are early warning signs?
A student actively expressing intent to harm themself requires this type of response.
What is an emergency or crisis response?
Anonymous CARE referrals may limit this part of the intervention process.
What is follow-up or clarification of concerns?
The primary purpose of a CARE team is to address students of concern using a proactive, non-punitive approach.
What is early intervention?
According to NABITA‑informed practice, calling home is most appropriate when this is present.
What is a significant safety concern or elevated risk?
Repeated expressions of hopelessness or feeling like a burden may indicate this mental health concern.
What is depression?
CARE teams often support students before they reach this level of concern.
What is crisis escalation?
CARE teams support well-being but must avoid this clinical action.
What is diagnosis or treatment planning?
NABITA encourages CARE teams to consider this federal law before contacting parents about a student.
What is FERPA?
This NABITA-developed tool helps teams evaluate concerning behavior using structured criteria.
What is the NABITA Risk Rubric?
Statements that suggest fixation, grievance, or retaliation may indicate this type of risk.
What is targeted or threat-related behavior?
A student returning from inpatient hospitalization may need this type of CARE team support.
What is re-entry or transition support?
CARE teams should remember that students with marginalized identities may experience this barrier.
What is mistrust of institutions?
Supporting student well-being can strengthen this institutional outcome.
What is student retention or sense of belonging.
NABITA promotes team decisions based on evidence and research rather than gut instinct.
What is a best-practice or evidence-based approach?
NABITA emphasizes focusing on observable behavior rather than this.
What is personality or intent speculation?
When a CARE team refers a student to counseling, the student must still choose whether to engage.
What is voluntary participation?
NABITA encourages teams to examine whether bias may affect how concerns are perceived.
What is implicit bias?
Pronouns, chosen name, and lived experience are examples of honoring student this.
What is identity?
NABITA encourages teams to examine whether bias may affect how concerns are perceived.
What is implicit bias?
Multiple seemingly minor reports can become concerning when viewed through this CARE team lens.
What is pattern recognition?
Students leaving inpatient care often face this hidden challenge.
What is loss of structure or support?
This item mysteriously appears in CARE discussions despite not being part of the referral.
What is a gut feeling (or concern instinct)?